Format Bulleted Styles

After completing this topic, you will be able to format bullet styles in the style sheet.

Steps:

1. Add a bulleted list to the style sheet.

    

   Click the Add Style menu.

   Step 1

2. Point to the List menu.

   Step 2

3. You can use the List menu to create a bulleted or numbered list.

    

   Click the Bulleted List command.

   Step 3

4. Name the bulleted style.

    

   Enter "Bullet 1".

   Step 4

5. Press [Enter].

   Step 5

6. Bulleted lists contain 5 levels. Format the first level.

    

   Click the List level button.

   Step 6

7. Click the Level 1 list item.

   Step 7

8. Apply a square bullet to this level.

    

   Click the List type button.

   Step 8

9. Click the Square list item.

   Step 9

10. When you apply text and paragraph formatting to a Level, the formatting applies to that level and is inherited by all subordinate levels. For example, if you format Level 3, the formatting is inherited by Levels 4 and 5.

     

    To format the text for the entire list, format Level 1.

    Step 10

11. Add space above each bulleted level and increase the left indent.

     

    Click the Spacing button.

    Step 11

12. Add 6 points of spacing before each bulleted list item.

     

    Enter the desired information into the Before field. Enter "6".

    Step 12

13. Add a left indent.

     

    Click in the Indentation Left field.

    Step 13

14. Add 12 points as the left indent.

     

    Enter the desired information into the Indentation Left field. Enter "12".

    Step 14

15. Save the changes.

     

    Click the OK button.

    Step 15

16. Applying bolding to Level 1.

     

    Click the Bold button.

    Step 16

17. Levels 2-5 inherit all of the formatting attributes applied to Level 1.

    Step 17

18. Format Level 2.

     

    Click the List level button.

    Step 18

19. Click the Level 2 list item.

    Step 19

20. Click the List type button.

    Step 20

21. Click the Disc list item.

    Step 21

22. Remove the bolding for this level.

     

    Click the Bold button.

    Step 22

23. Reduce the font size to 10 points.

     

    Click the Font Size button.

    Step 23

24. Click the 10 list item.

    Step 24

25. The Style Inspector shows that the bulleted list has inherited 40 pixels of left padding from the browser defaults.

     

    The 12 point left indent plus the 40 pixels of left padding produces a larger indent for Levels 2-5 than desired.

     

    Reduce the left padding for Level 2.

    Step 25

26. Click the Padding button.

    Step 26

27. Since the padding is inherited, the value does not appear in the Padding dialog box. Set the Left padding to 10 points.

     

    Click in the Left field.

    Step 27

28. Enter the desired information into the Left field. Enter

     a valid value
     e.g.
     "10"
    .
    Step 28

29. Click the OK button.

    Step 29

30. You do not need to format the text and paragraph attributes for Levels 3, 4 and 5. All text and paragraph formatting applied to Level 2 is inherited by the subordinate levels.

     

    Note: Bullet styles apply to each level individually; they are not automatically inherited from the previous level.

    Step 30

31. Remove the bullet for Level 3.

     

    Click the List level button.

    Step 31

32. Click the Level 3 list item.

    Step 32

33. Click the List type button.

    Step 33

34. Click the None list item.

    Step 34

35. You also do not want to display a bullet for Level 4.

     

    Click the List level button.

    Step 35

36. Click the Level 4 list item.

    Step 36

37. Click the List type button.

    Step 37

38. You want the same list type for for Levels 3, 4 and 5.

     

    Since Level 3 is already formatted for a None setting, you can use the Inherit setting for Level 4.

     

    When you apply an Inherit setting, the subordinate level always inherits the list type from the parent level. If you change the parent level bullet, the change affects the subordinate level as well.

    Step 38

39. Change the list type for Level 4 to Inherit.

     

    Click the Inherit list item.

    Step 39

40. Level 4 inherits the setting from Level 3.

    Step 40

41. We have also applied the Inherit setting to Level 5.

    Step 41

After completing this topic, you are able to format bullet styles in the style sheet.

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